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NewsIs Comptoir Libanais waiting for a tipping point?
The Comptoir Libanais in Chelsea is located within Duke of York Square, a relatively upmarket mixed retail and foodservice scheme, just off Sloane Square.
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NewsLoungers lfls up 5.4%; four new openings in October
Loungers has reported like for like sales growth of 5.4%, in a trading update for the 24 weeks to 6 October 2019.
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NewsMarston’s disposals: ‘The level of interest is extremely high’
In its latest trading update, Marston’s described reducing its net debt of £1.39bn as its “principal focus”.
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NewsGino D’Acampo to open My Restaurant in Birmingham
Gino D’Acampo will open a new 165 cover restaurant in Birmingham on 31 October. It will be situated on Temple Row next to The Ivy & San Carlo and will also feature a cocktail bar, deli bar and private dining. The opening is the first of a two-phased programme, with ...
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NewsBrilliant Women Boardroom initiative launches
A new initiative has been launched aimed at helping senior women in the hospitality sector reach director level. Launched by Jackie Moody-McNamara, who previously worked as operations director at Punch Taverns and more recently in a strategic role to develop NewRiver REIT’s pub portfolio, Brilliant Women Boardroom will be made up of quarterly forums, accountability sessions and professional guest speakers to combine coaching, peer mentoring and self-directed learning.
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NewsLaw requiring tips to go to staff in full
The UK government has announced a commitment to require employers to pass on all tips to workers in full.
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NewsD&D reports improved autumn trading and regional strength
D&D London has reported like for like sales growth of 4%, as it commits to further projects in its home market, as well as growth in the US.
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NewsWhat next for Chick-fil-A in the UK?
After more pop-ups than a meercat disco, Chick-fil-A has finally established a home in the UK. The US giant, which has over 2,400 restaurants and just hit $10.5bn in sales, has chosen The Oracle shopping centre in Reading as its first permanent destination in Europe. If it wanted to clearly gauge the appetite for its offer it’s a better destination than London, where it would be swamped by competition. Chick-fil-A spokeswoman Jackie Jags says
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NewsMarston’s wet-led pubs ‘lead the charge’
Wet-led pubs “led the charge” at Marston’s, with its Taverns business achieving like-for-like sales growth of 1.9% for the year ended 28 September 2019, including 5.4% in the last 10 weeks.
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NewsKFC trials London delivery with Uber Eats
KFC is trialling delivery with Uber Eats from 50 sites across London.
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NewsFormer Diageo CEO joins Brockmans
Former Diageo CEO Paul Walsh has taken a stake in super-premium gin maker Brockmans.
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NewsPret lines up Eat conversions
Pret a Manger is converting the first Eat into a Pret in Moorgate, while a Veggie Pret will follow in Canary Wharf later this month.
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NewsAlbert Bartlett “extremely excited” about Spudulike
Albert Bartlett has said it’s “extremely excited” about its acquisition of eight Spudulike sites and the “opportunity for Albert Bartlett to enhance its offer with a move into the ‘food-to-go’ sector”. Richard Quinn, Albert Bartlett’s MD – Portfolio, said Albert Bartlett’s “heritage, vision and best-in-class potatoes” makes it “uniquely placed to develop a future-forward offering that resonates with today’s consumers.
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NewsChick-fil-A makes UK debut in Reading
Chick-fil-A has made its UK debut in Reading’s The Oracle, taking on the former Miami Burger unit.
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Senor Cerviche sells Fitzrovia site
Senor Cerviche has sold its Fitzrovia site to Mediterranean concept Ampἑli.
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NewsWasabi appoints Birts CEO
Wasabi, the sushi and bento chain, has appointed Henry Birts, formerly of Pizza Hut, as its new CEO.
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee posts losses of £5.3m
Black Sheep coffee made losses of £5.3m in 2018, an increase from £2.8m in 2017, as the group invests in scaling up and adding new sites.
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NewsBile-ridden, rude and downright nasty
I have previously used this column to express my astonishment at the extraordinary level of abuse aimed at Jamie Oliver over the failure of his UK restaurant business.
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NewsWhy is alcohol down and soft drink up?
There are plenty of caustic comments in existence about the merits of statistics. One of my personal favourites is: “He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts, for support rather than for illumination”. For this reason, I am wary of noting that consumer research findings for the first ...
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NewsPizza Express: someone has got to take a hit somewhere
The appointment of financial advisors this week shone a fresh spotlight on the precarious situation at Pizza Express. The celebrity figureheads at Jamie’s Italian and Carluccio’s had already put their crises into the public consciousness, yet the prospect of Pizza Express facing the same woes is an even bigger moment. The brand is credited with creating the concept of casual dining and is the UK’s biggest and most enduringly popular restaurant brand with 490 sites.